Step-by-step Instructions for Writing a Biographical Narrative

A biographical narrative shares an important experience from someone else's life. This section includes step-by-step directions to help guide your students as they create a biographical narrative.

This sample biographical narrative will help students understand the form.

You can print out these pages to share them with your students or direct them to the Biographical Narrative section on the student site.

1. Prewriting

	Select an important experience from another person's life. Gather and organize details about it.

2. Writing

	Capture your reader's attention, relate events in the order they occurred, and show why the experience was important to the person.

3. Revising

	Improve your work by making sure each step is clear and the process is complete.

4. Editing

	Check for style and accuracy, and prepare a final copy.